The 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Thread

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This is the place to discuss everything related to the third round of the 2010 season taking place at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia between the 2nd and the 4th of April.

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Track Layout



The event timetable for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 2:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 6:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 13:00 local time - 4:00 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 local time - 8:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 16:00 local time - 8:00 GMT

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1st Friday Practice session results:

1. Hamilton - 1:34.921
2. Rosberg - 1:35.106
3. Button - 1:35.207
4. Schumacher - 1:35.225
5. Kubica - 1:35.402
6. Webber - 1:35.479
7. Sutil - 1:35.955
8. Alonso - 1:35.959
9. Vettel - 1:36.043
10. Buemi - 1:36.100
11. Massa - 1:36.451
12. Kobayashi - 1:36.503
13. Alguersuari - 1:36.645
14. Petrov - 1:36.712
15. di Resta - 1:36.891
16. de la Rosa - 1:36.899
17. Hulkenberg - 1:37.802
18. Barrichello - 1:38.278
19. Trulli - 1:39.460
20. Glock - 1:39.755
21. di Grassi - 1:40.159
22. Fauzy - 1:40.721
23. Senna - 1:41.832
24. Chandhok - 1:41.966

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2nd Friday Practice results:

1. Hamilton - 1:34.175
2. Vettel - 1:34.441
3. Rosberg - 1:34.443
4. Button - 1:34.538
5. Schumacher - 1:34.674
6. Kubica - 1:35.148
7. Alonso - 1:35.581
8. Buemi - 1:35.660
9. Petrov - 1:35.872
10. Sutil - 1:35.957
11. Kobayashi - 1:36.018
12. Liuzzi - 1:36.221
13. de la Rosa - 1:36.325
14. Alguersuari - 1:36.325
15. Massa - 1:36.602
16. Barrichello - 1:36.813
17. Hulkenberg - 1:37.415
18. Trulli - 1:38.454
19. Kovalainen - 1:38.530
20. Webber - 1:38.786
21. Glock - 1:39.061
22. di Grassi - 1:39.158
23. Chandhok - 1:41.084
24. Senna - 1:41.481

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Saturday Practice results:

1. Webber - 1:33.542
2. Hamilton - 1:33.559
3. Vettel - 1:33.587
4. Alonso - 1:33.751
5. Schumacher - 1:33.992
6. Rosberg - 1:34.090
7. Button - 1:34.113
8. Massa - 1:34.174
9. Barrichello - 1:34.540
10. Kubica - 1:34.549
11. Sutil - 1:34.623
12. Buemi - 1:34.673
13. Hulkenberg - 1:34.882
14. Liuzzi - 1:34.957
15. Alguersuari - 1:35.026
16. Petrov - 1:35.076
17. de la Rosa - 1:35.477
18. Kobayashi - 1:36.404
19. Glock - 1:37.299
20. Trulli - 1:37.369
21. Kovalainen - 1:38.161
22. di Grassi - 1:38.783
23. Senna - 1:39.868
24. Chandhok - 1:39.895

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Qualifying results:

Position Driver - Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Webber - 1:51.886 1:48.210 1:49.327
2. Rosberg - 1:52.560 1:47.417 1:50.673
3. Vettel - 1:47.632 1:46.828 1:50.789
4. Sutil - 1:49.479 1:47.085 1:50.914
5. Hulkenberg - 1:49.664 1:47.346 1:51.001
6. Kubica - 1:46.283 1:46.951 1:51.051
7. Barrichello - 1:50.301 1:48.371 1:51.511
8. Schumacher - 1:52.239 1:48.400 1:51.717
9. Kobayashi - 1:48.467 1:47.792 1:51.767
10. Liuzzi - 1:49.922 1:48.238 1:52.254
11. Petrov - 1:47.952 1:48.760 -
12. de la Rosa - 1:47.153 1:48.771 -
13. Buemi - 1:48.945 1:49.207 -
14. Alguersuari - 1:48.655 1:49.464 -
15. Kovalalinen - 1:52.875 1:52.270 -
16. Glock - 1:52.398 1:52.520 -
17. Button - 1:52.211 - -
18. Trulli - 1:52.884 - -
19. Alonso - 1:53.044 - -
20. Hamilton - 1:53.050 - -
21. Massa - 1:53.282 - -
22. Chandhok - 1:56.299 - -
23. Senna - 1:57.269 - -
24. di Grassi - 1:59.977 - -

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Race results:

1. Vettel
2. Webber +4.8
3. Rosberg +13.5
4. Kubica +18.5
5. Sutil +21.0
6. Hamilton +23.4
7. Massa +27.0
8. Button +37.9
9. Alguersuari +70.6
10. Hulkenberg +73.3
11. Buemi +78.9
12. Barrichello + 1 lap
13. Alonso +2 laps
14. di Grassi +3 laps
15. Chandhok +3 laps
16. Senna +4 laps
17. Trulli +5 laps
Kovalainen + 10 laps

Retirements: Petrov, Liuzzi, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Glock, de la Rosa

[mlittle]

This was a pretty good race, all things considered............

~~~Red Bull finally proved they can make it to the end of the race; congrats to Sebby V. on winning at Sepang!
~~~Both McLaren and Ferrari did well considering the...........performance of both teams in qualfying(although it was kinda' sad seeing Ferrari's Mosquito Abatement Squadron rear its' ugly head at the end of the race............. )
~~~For once the rain didn't enter into the equation in Sepang(not that it wouldn't have added any more intrigue to the weekend...........there was plenty of that from qualifying!.....) and we got to see what the effects of a mixed-up race grid can do to the overall complexion of the race itself.


Anyway, onward to Shanghai!

[szhjcn]

Ferrari have finally admitted they have a reliability issue with the engines. With both Ferrari powered Sauber's going out, then Alonso and the issues they had leading to an engine change for both drivers..... Plus Massa had to ease off in the first race due to overheating issues...

Glad to see Vettle and Webber finished and on top too.. Hopefully the gremlins are gone but I doubt it which is a shame for Vettle as if he can finish enough races, he could win the title.

Was happy to see Alonso not finish after the his arrogant comments of late...

Good to see the top teams fight thier way up to the front, especially Hami who did a fantastic job.

Looking forward to the next race.